what a difference a year makes!

Feb 2009

Feb 2010

My sweet little baby is growing up so fast!!

She still LOVES to swing though!!

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Snow in Midland??

YEP!!

Friday Dec 4th Brooklyn got to stay home from school and

play in the snow with Daddy!! He is quite the photographer!!

This was her first experience with snow!! She was quite impressed!!

18 month celebration

For Brooklyns 1 1/2 birthday we made a 1/2 a cake!! Really
just any reason to have cake....but this seemed like a good
occasion!!

Brooklyn approved!!

I just had to include this littbe "B" chair Clint made for Brooklyn.

He is so crafty and talented!! What a lucky girl!

1 1/2 years old!

Brooklyn is 1 1/2 today. I can't belive my baby is growing up so fast!

I don't think i am ready to starty planning a 2 year old birthday party!

CLint and I have enjoyed every minute of her. (even the hard times)

We are blessed to have her in our lives.

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This time last year brooklyn was just starting to crawl!!

now she thinks she is a big girl!!

We have started climbing out of our crib!!

reading......

baking cakes

eating in our big girl chair (high chars are for babies)

and GOING POTTY!! YAY

Happy 18 months Brooklyn! We love you!

mama & dada

(thank you for the pretty dress g-ma nell!!)

my little beauty!

Brooklyn wore her leopard outfit for the beauty pageant



being judged





finally done! WE WON! yay




Brooklyn after accepting her trophies
1st place photogenic
3rd place beauty
Supreme Duchess overall




work those boots girl!




we are so proud of our little beauty queen!

baby nap time

We have a new ritual at the Horsley house.
We regularly hold nap time for all babies.

it's really quite simple......

First-you have to hold your baby close
and rock it to sleep


next you pat the babies back and sing a little lullaby...it goes
to the tune of the ABC's but it is more like A-b-b-b-b-b-b
(she get's a little carried away with the letter b)


next you place the baby on the pillow and hold it down while
saying shhh shhh shhh shhh shhh



if your babies are really fussy you can lay down with them

and finally, everyone is asleep and happy!

that is until a baby rolls off the pillow and get's a stern talking

to about staying on your pillow!!

so funny the things she is picking up! her mothering skills are

already kicking in!!!